Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.32/cwt ≈ $1,226/hd at 615 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	445	450	325
Feeder cattle	323	288	258
Slaughter cattle	107	110	44
Replacement cattle	15	52	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,247	—
580	580	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,386	—
620–625	624	4	231.00–234.00	$233.25	$1,455	+15.50
655–675	659	7	210.00–215.00	$212.86	$1,403	—
715	715	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,466	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,322	+14.00
635	635	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,391	+15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–585	575	2	216.00–221.00	$218.46	$1,256	+22.46
775	775	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,426	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	2	226.00	$226.00	$949	-4.66
480	480	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,066	+0.51
515–540	528	2	215.00–219.00	$216.95	$1,145	-3.05
565–585	578	6	204.00–209.00	$205.66	$1,189	+6.21
610–645	615	11	195.00–201.00	$197.99	$1,218	—
615 fancy	615	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,316	—
685 fancy	685	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,432	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	228.00	$228.00	$638	—
315–325	318	4	218.00–220.00	$219.49	$698	—
420–435	427	9	212.00–220.00	$215.59	$921	-4.41
505–545	525	4	206.00–212.00	$208.89	$1,097	+5.40
570	570	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,151	+9.00
645	645	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,238	—
785	785	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,334	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	212.00–216.00	$213.33	$619	—
320–345	339	4	208.00–213.00	$209.18	$709	-10.82
365–395	383	7	206.00–212.00	$210.09	$805	+0.09
430–435	433	3	200.00–210.00	$203.31	$880	-1.66
530	530	3	202.00	$202.00	$1,071	+5.21
595	595	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,130	+10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	236.00	$236.00	$684	—
325	325	1	232.00	$232.00	$754	-1.51
375–390	381	5	224.00–232.00	$228.46	$870	-3.54
420–445	434	7	202.00–212.00	$206.78	$897	-5.71
465–495	480	2	200.00–210.00	$204.84	$983	—
525–535	530	2	196.00–206.00	$201.05	$1,066	+18.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	381	4	238.00–244.00	$239.51	$913	-0.49
415–435	425	2	226.00–232.00	$229.07	$974	—
585–590	588	2	204.00–212.00	$207.98	$1,223	+15.98
605–620	613	2	198.00–200.00	$199.01	$1,220	+14.96
675	675	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,310	+17.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	248.00–250.00	$249.00	$984	-3.00
415–435	428	3	245.00–250.00	$247.63	$1,060	—
515	515	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,133	—
665	665	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,337	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1120	980	85-90%	15	81.00–86.00	$83.97	$823	+0.45
885–1085	986	85-90%	8	75.00–80.00	$77.77	$767	-5.75
910–1195	1005	85-90%	10	87.00–90.00	$87.94	$884	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1320	1113	80-85%	9	92.00–97.00	$93.60	$1,042	—
1050–1225	1124	80-85%	4	105.00–109.00	$106.94	$1,202	—
1105–1265	1202	80-85%	6	100.00–104.00	$101.19	$1,216	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1375	1355	75-80%	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$1,416	—
1270–1620	1392	75-80%	9	97.00–102.00	$99.96	$1,391	—
1380–1815	1614	75-80%	4	90.00–94.00	$92.54	$1,494	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585–1680	1620	3	114.00–116.00	$115.02	$1,863	—
1720	1720	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,892	-2.00
1760–1890	1825	2	124.00–125.00	$124.48	$2,272	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,358.33	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,137.50	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.